FEMA News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updates http://www.fema.gov/news/recentnews.fema en-us FEMAWebmaster@dhs.gov (FEMA Office of Public Affairs) FEMAWebmaster@dhs.gov (FEMA Webmaster) 60 Regional/North America/United States/Government/Executive Branch/Departments/Homeland Security/ Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:47 EDT FEMA News, Media Advisories and Disaster Updates http://www.fema.gov/news/recentnews.fema http://www.fema.gov/graphics/rss_logo.gif http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50378DENTON, TEXAS -- Webster Parish residents and business owners who do not have flood insurance are encouraged to buy coverage now to get the best possible premiums before new flood insurance rate maps go into effect.Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:05:46 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50378http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50379DENTON, TEXAS -- Pope County residents and business owners who do not have flood insurance are encouraged to buy coverage now to get the best possible premiums before new flood insurance rate maps go into effect.Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:47 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50379http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50376DENTON, TEXAS -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is presenting preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) to communities and unincorporated areas in Fannin County, Texas. The FIRMs will help county officials and local residents identify known flood risks and will be used for insurance and development decisions.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:45:27 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50376http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50377TEXAS CITY, Texas -- One year after the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened a temporary manufactured housing community site in Bridge City to provide disaster housing to 39 households displaced by Hurricane Ike, the last resident has left and the park is closing.Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:53 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50377http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50366WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the interagency Long Term Disaster Recovery Working Group, today issued a draft of the National Disaster Recovery Framework —focused onengaging state, local and tribal governments, nonprofit partners, the private sector, and the public to enhance the nation’s ability to recovery from disasters.Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:22:29 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50366http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50367WASHINGTON , D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Craig Fugate today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the State of New Jersey to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a snowstorm during the period of December 19-20, 2009.Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:34:15 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50367http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50363Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s major disaster declaration issued for Arkansas.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:32:19 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50363http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50362WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Craig Fugate, today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Arkansas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas struck by severe storms and flooding during the period of December 23, 2009, to January 2, 2010.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:32:11 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50362http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50365WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate announced an extension to the Disaster Housing Assistance Program-Ike (DHAP-Ike), giving approximately 11,000 families who were displaced by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav more time to transition to longer term housing solutions.Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:01:11 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50365http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50364SHREVEPORT, La. -- Floods are the most common natural disaster in the United States. That’s one important reason to purchase flood insurance from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). And Louisianians are getting the message; nearly 12,000 claims were made in 2008 and more than $426 million was paid out. This puts Louisiana second on the list of the top 10 states for NFIP payouts in 2008.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:39:22 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50364http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50359Des Moines, Iowa -- Officials from the National Weather Service recently stated that Iowa is at risk for significant flooding this spring after winter storms produced excessive snowfall just before Christmas of 2009 and a January 2010 ice storm.Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:30:50 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50359http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50358WASHINGTON, DC – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery Bill Carwile highlighted the role of Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) task forces as part of the nation’s emergency management team during testimony today before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Carwile thanked the teams for their efforts responding to domestic disasters as well as their recent deployment by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support efforts in Haiti.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:42:39 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50358http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50356NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- One-fourth of all businesses that close because of a disaster never reopen, according to the Institute for Business and Home Safety. But businesses that have a disaster preparedness plan - and implement it - typically have less damage, loss and downtime than those that do not.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:27:27 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50356http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50345Following is a summary of key federal disaster aid programs that can be made available as needed and warranted under President Obama’s major disaster declaration issued for North Carolina.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:28:12 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50345http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50344WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the state of North Carolina. The assistance will supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms and flooding during the period of December 18-25, 2009.Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:27:41 EDThttp://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50344